Here's a yummy shout out to Slappy Cakes restaurant on Belmont where you make your own pancakes at your table, add toppings, get silly and have fun. They offer a vegan batter or a gluten-free batter and are now (due to my request) working on offering a vegan and gluten-free batter... I am literally holding my breath.

And now, for some gluten-free news hot off the press - Protect Allergic Children (PAC) is a program offered by the national not-for-profit organization Eating & Educating, Living Life (ELL) that advocates for more "complete and accurate allergen ingredient food labeling and manages a nationwide program of training services on food allergy safety to schools, camps, daycare facilities and home environments".

What a wonderful and much needed cause!! Yours truly is looking into becoming a certified consultant in my quest to help and improve the food-allergic community.

Food Allergy Supermarket is born!

It's the beginning of a beautiful thing. After more than 3 years, I am finally on the verge of launching this baby and rescuing the food allergy community!

So now, you can shop to your heart's content for everything you need at one location and feel safe about it. All our products list the manufacturers' allergy statements or ingredients, to make your life easy.

I have updated some of the articles, added "10 Easy Tips to Help you Go Gluten-Free" and a looooong list of restaurants that cater to food allergies (granted, most of them are in Portland, OR right now, but the list is growing!)

Although living a gluten-free life as an adult is not so challenging once you get used to it, I imagine it's a whole other ball game for kids and teens. Did you know the Gluten Intolerance Group has a new section called TAGS (Teen Advocates with Gluten Sensitivities)? It's a wonderful initiative that can help any parent or adult working with a food-allergic teen to get an insight to their world.

With Father's Day around the corner, we got you covered! Try our Large Unscented Veg Valise gift bag from our Body Care section. Or, if you prefer something sweet, nothing beats the Fancy Square box of Chocolates! Make it a sweet day for your Dad.